assessment myp 10-11 2010

Assessment in the MYP

Years 10-11

© International Baccalaureate Organization 2007

Why are we here?

What does assessment mean in the MYP?

What criteria do we use in Years 10-11?

How do we determine levels and grades in the MYP?

What is the role of Veracross?

What is MYP moderation?


Starting with me…

Think back to High

School

What strategies did

your teachers use to

assess you?

Share with a partner.

How well do you think

you were able to

demonstrate your

understanding?


What is assessment?Assessment is all those processes undertaken by

teachers and by their students, which provide information

to be used as feedback to modify the teaching and

learning activities in which they are engaged.

asidere means

to sit beside


KTW Strategy

KnowThink you

knowWant to know


Why do we assess our MYP students?

Supports learning through timely feedback

Informs, enhances and improves the teaching &

learning process

Promotes positive student attitudes towards

learning

Supports student reflection (Learning

Portfolios)


What does assessment look

like in the MYP?

• Internal & transparent

• Criterion-related (not norm referenced)

• Ongoing (assessment for learning)

• Each subject area, including Personal

Project has objectives

• Each subject area, including Personal

Project has criteria

• Teachers award levels for each

criterion

• Teachers award grades


What is the difference between formative

and summative assessment?

Formative

Process of

continual

assessment that

informs teaching

and learning

Summative

Culminating

assessment

designed to provide

levels against

specific objectives


Name card activity

Scenario 1

Write your name on the

index card

Scenario 2

Write your name on the

index card

Your goal is to:

• Make it easy to read

(legible) for people at your

table

• Place it appropriately so

that everyone at your table

can see it


How do we use rubrics?

Rubrics contain descriptors of achievement at different

levels for each criterion being assessed.

1. Read the student work sample on your table

2. Start at the lowest level & read the descriptions until

you find a level that best describes the piece of work

3. Note down the reasons you awarded this level

4. Talk to the other people at your table about the level

you awarded and why you chose this level


How do we support the students?

1• Final objectives

2• Published criteria

3• Task specific clarification


How do we determine the final level

against each criterion?

Determine which level

best represents the

student’s final standard

of achievement based

on data collected at the

end of a reporting

period.


Criteria

Tasks Criterion A Criterion B Criterion C Criterion D

Research Project 6 5 5

Posters 7 6

Timeline 7

Oral presentations 7 6

Test 6 8

Final levels 6 6 8 6

TOTAL: 26

How do we determine the final level

against each criterion?


How do we determine the final grade?

Each subject’s levelsfor each criterion are added together

Grade boundariesdetermine 1-7 grade


What do grade boundaries look

like?


How do we determine the final

grade? The final grade is an

assessment of where the student is at, at the end of a reporting period.

An MYP grade is not an average of the levelsachieved in a time period.

See general descriptors


What does it look like on our report card?


How do we report?

1st report

• August -November

• Modified grade boundaries

• 24 Nov.

2nd Report

• August -March

• 19 March

Final Report

• August -June

• 9 June


Veracross and Gradebook

Teachers & students

have access to levels of

achievement

Process of fixing

glitches

Parents will have access

eventually

Caring and supportive

parenting


What is moderation in the MYP?

External process to ensure international standards

Not remarking but focus on application of criteria and

awarding of levels

Experienced MYP teachers attend meetings

Senior moderators facilitate

Moderation Reports and General Reports are written

Moderation Factor can be applied

Record of Achievement & MYP Certificate


How do you achieve the MYP certificate?

Achieve 36 (out of a possible 63) points based on the

score out of 7 in each subject & the Personal Project

Meet community and service requirements

Gain at least a score of 3 in the Personal Project

Gain at least a score of 2 in each of the eight subject

areas

Have participated in the MYP for at least the final 2

years.


Exit Card: Formative Assessment Tool

Consider how you currently relate to your children when

it comes to ‘assessment’.

Stop

Start

Continue


Final Questions

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